How much does your weight fluctuate a day/week?

butt9182
butt9182 Posts: 7 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
How much does your weight fluctuate

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  • coff33lover94
    coff33lover94 Posts: 2 Member
    Anywhere from 1-4 pounds a day
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    At maintenance I can fluctuate up to 2lbs in any day due to hormones or high carb/sodium days.
    If neither of those factor in then is just .5lb fluctuation.
  • alexreyn13
    alexreyn13 Posts: 52 Member
    Week to week my weight usually trends downwards, but day to day it can fluctuate up to 2lbs.
  • BananaBite
    BananaBite Posts: 135 Member
    About 2 lbs depending on the day
  • beaglebrandon
    beaglebrandon Posts: 97 Member
    edited August 2016
    1-5 pounds a day.

    If I drink 2 pounds of water (32oz), I gain 2 pounds immediately.
    If I eat 2 pounds of chocolate cake, I gain 2 pounds immediately.

    Calories have nothing to do with immediate weight gain during the day - the actual weight of the food does. 2 days later, the water I drank doesn't increase my weight (unless I'm dehydrated), but the chocolate cake does.

    So, don't worry about day-to-day fluctuations. You can eat well below your calorie allotment for the day and gain 5 pounds temporarily. But over time, you'll lose if your CI is less than your CO.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    i have a 5 pound range i tend to stay in
  • DEBOO7
    DEBOO7 Posts: 245 Member
    1-2lbs. Can be frustrating as there seems to be no obvious reason for it!
  • fr33sia12
    fr33sia12 Posts: 1,258 Member
    edited August 2016
    I don't weigh myself daily as I know there are a number of things that can make your weight fluctuate at different times of the day and daily, so I weigh myself weekly and see the scales go down 1-2lbs a week.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    I've been in maintenance for years now, and it seems to vary 1-2 pounds. Maybe add an extra pound to that number during "that time of the month." It's pretty consistent. I hardly even check anymore.

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